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Originally Posted by tkflames
Between this thread, my LinkedIn and facebook feeds the last month or so, there is a large group of people that have completely embarrassed themselves. We pride ourselves on the freedom of speech, yet when a teenager echoes the words of 1000s of scientists (whether right or wrong), a large group of people have elected to respond in a manner that is intended to intimidate, bully or be outright aggressive. It is embarrassing.
I understand that this results from fear that many have about their livelihoods and identity in their careers. However, this response of intimidation and attack of the person as opposed to the ideas is doing a huge disservice to the province and future. Alberta is not separating, the Canadian economy is not imminently crashing as a result of this, but we sure are putting ourselves in a huge hole by not having difficult conversations about this now and instead trying to spread a message of hate against a teenager.
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Oh my god...It's so cringey. I feel so embarrassed for some people. When did LinkedIn become a political soapbox? Social media really has brought out the worst in people.